I feel like I once had a lot of self-discipline (=ability to control and motivate yourself) and willpower (=the strength to carry out one’s plans or wishes). About 10 years ago I was seriously overweight, and managed to lose 35kg in 2 years, through exercise and healthy diet. Now I’ve put 15 of those back on, and I can’t seem to motivate myself to stop drinking beer, or get up a little earlier to exercise. I tend towards instant gratification naturally – i.e. instant pleasure instead of long term results. Staying home tonight and doing my work means more money at the end of the month, with which I can travel or enjoy myself. That would be a self-disciplined person’s choice. Going out tonight with my friends is instant gratification – I’ll enjoy myself today, but at the cost of a better reward later.

Self-discipline is an important in my work for Englishtown. Since I work from home, there’s nobody here to check on me, and no office that I must be in by 8am.

Apparently, people with higher self discipline have been shown to be less likely to be obese, happier on average, score higher on tests and earn more money. So how can we improve our willpower and self discipline in order to get what we want? Here are some steps.

Remove temptation. Whether that be chocolate in the house when you’re dieting, or removing games from your computer when you have to study.

Remove unnecessary stress. Not always easy, but perhaps you could try meditation or chamomile tea.

Get plenty of sleep, and get it early. Higher energy levels will help you achieve your goals each day.

Have a plan. I find writing a to-do list each morning helps me remember what must be done.

Practice. Self discipline is a habit, and practicing it will strengthen it. Practice on easy things, like drinking juice when you want soda, or getting up a little earlier each day to go for a walk.

Do you have willpower and discipline? When do you need it in your life?

I kown that talking is easy. I need endurance to keep learning and focus on Enghish. Sometimes I lack motivation because lots of thing attact me to do to see. A little bit frustrating and How can I do?

yes,i hv both the things.
self-desipline -to be a teetotaler in my life.
willpower- i was child my family stuggled lot. i thought that i want to omprove my family.so i did my study life fully well. so now am a engineer

Self-discipline and willpower are two of the most important things in our life.I admit I need to improve myself in those aspects,I usually want to play the computer games after coming off work,I know it is a bad habit,but I am trying to change that and it has become better now.I am lucky to read this article,Thanks,Larissa!

Self discipline is not easy for it requires uncompromising commitment, I think we are good at keeping it till we struggle towards our dreams, but the moment when we stop dreaming about life we lose momentum with self discipline; as we know all our dreams already come true and for new dreams we have not sufficient energy.
Fulfilling dreams requires struggle, and struggle requires to sustain pain to make it true, but we are already certain about what we have had achieved, and achievement keep us in the state of luxury, and luxury is certainty which make us spoil ... So, the whole chain of certainty to uncertainty move us in one direction or another. Those who are adventurer are more love to be in the state of uncertainty and that's why they are always as fit as the fiddle ;)

a good topic for me, 2 year back i was addicted doing every time taken a cigarette. i really don't know how to control this but by self-discipline everything is possible and God faith. God bless you all.

I think my willpower is very import for me ,but I always fail to control myself .several years ago ,I make up my mind to study English ,but six years passed ,my English is also so poor , I plan to control my weight ,but it grow up so quickly

I think my willpower is very import for me ,but I always fail to control myself .several years ago ,I make up my mind to study English ,but six years passed ,my English is also so poor , I plan to control my weight ,but it grow up so quickly

Will power and Self-discipline are pillar of one's personality. i found them shaky when someone distracts me. i must say whenever i start a task my will power induce me to be initiator and driven by self discipline, but later it fades its effect im anxious how to overcome it.

"Self-discipline is an important in my work for Englishtown." This sentence is wrong. Important is adj.It should be "Self-discipline is important to my Englishtown's work."
"and no office that I must be in by 8am. " It should be"and no office that I must be in at 8am. "
"and practicing it will strengthen it."It should be "and practicing will strengthen it."

discipline and willpower is very important to get red of more worst habits as smoking and drinking soda or
Bedwetting, in first discipline will be so difficult but through repetition will be easy ,we are must try and try and try again.

i have self-discipline on some extent or something, for example, i read several reports that cross-legged is very bad habit when sit down, which cause harm to your body and let. So wheneven i sit down, i will remember the cross-legged is harmful for body, i will leave my legs down.

the willpower and the self-discipline are very integrated concepts, the one who has willpower should be self-disciplined otherwise it 's going to be a waste of the willpower. Personally I have so much passion but I'm less disciplined which made it difficult to achieve my life dream

I totally agree with that. To me the main way to gain self discipline and improve will power is practice, practice and practice. at the beginning of my way to do that , I had a lot of failed trial which sometimes was on daily basis, however after few months of progressive failures I did manage to partly achieve my main goal. The key is training and never giving up

I totally agree with that. To me the main way to gain self discipline and improve will power is practice, practice and practice. at the beginning of my way to do that , I had a lot of failed trial which sometimes was on daily basis, however after few months of progressive failures I did manage to partly achieve my main goal. The key is training and never giving up

I totally agree with that. To me the main way to gain self discipline and improve will power is practice, practice and practice. at the beginning of my way to do that , I had a lot of failed trial which sometimes was on daily basis, however after few months of progressive failures I did manage to partly achieve my main goal. The key is training and never giving up